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Paving the Way to Elucidate Hg's Role in Tumorigenesis

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 30, 28 May 2026.
Tumorigenesis can result from diverse environmental carcinogens. Among them, mercury—a lifelong bioaccumulative Group 2B carcinogen—has tumorigenic potential that remains poorly understood due to confounding co‐exposures and limited organ‐specific data.
Shouying Li   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artisanal gold mining pays

open access: yes, 2020
: Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) provides incomes to an estimated 42 million of individuals around the world, yet systematic data on miners\u2019 earnings are lacking. To remedy this, we developed a sampling and survey method.
Geenen, Sara   +2 more
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Mining ‘Waste’ [Elektronisk resurs] : Repurposing Residues in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

open access: yes, 2021
Gold mining, like all other forms of mining, is strongly associated with the production of a wide range of residues, whether this concerns (toxic) waste materials or the environments transformed in pursuit of gold.
Pijpers, Robert,   +6 more
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Water and Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining: A Review of the Literature

open access: yesWIREs Water, Volume 13, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
This paper reviews the relationships between artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) and water. We show the variegated impacts ASGM has on water and, thus, socio‐ecological systems and health. We conclude by identifying gaps in the scholarship.
Heidi Hausermann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing Small-Scale Gold Mining and Diverse Rural Development Dynamics:Insights from Cambodia

open access: yes, 2013
A variety of recent policy conferences addressing resource extraction and rural development in Asia have highlighted the need for rigorous interdisciplinary research on the challenges of managing artisanal and small-scale mining.
Spiegel, Sam
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Chami, ville nouvelle et ville de l’or.Une trajectoire urbaine insolite en Mauritanie

open access: yesL'Espace Politique, 2020
Based on the Mauritanian case, this article discusses the relationship between the spectacular development of the mining sector in the form of a gold rush and the settlement dynamics that a new national land use planning policy is attempting to frame ...
Laurent Gagnol   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hardness Toxicity and Multi‐Route, Multi‐Demographic Health Risks of Nitrate‐Contaminated Groundwater: A Call for Sustainable Environmental and Public Health Protection

open access: yesWater Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Groundwater contamination by nitrate and hardness poses critical challenges to environmental sustainability and public health across many regions. This research pioneers an integrated assessment of nitrate multi‐route exposure for six‐age groups and hardness toxicity in Ghana.
Johnson C. Agbasi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mercury Pollution Due to Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Philippines: An Economic Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
The study reviews small-scale gold mining in the Philippines and assesses economically mercury pollution and other development problems of the industry.
Asirot, Jasminda, Israel, Danilo C.
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A framework for capturing indirect impacts in site‐level screening for biodiversity risks

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 17, Issue 5, Page 1376-1386, May 2026.
Abstract Site‐based industrial operations such as mining, oil and gas extraction and renewable energy development are associated with many direct and indirect impacts on biodiversity. Consideration of the full range of these impacts when selecting a buffer distance to approximate the Area of Influence (AoI) of a project is critical for effective ...
Divya Narain   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mine Ventilation System Variable Resistance Regulate Air Quantity Economy and Its Impacts on Artisanal Mine in Ivory Coast

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
The artisanal gold mining is one of the major illegal activities in Ivory Coast. Thousands of indigents and foreigners including men, women and children are involved in this dangerous activity.
Kouame Kouame Arthur Joseph   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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